Package: In this tab you will see what packages are actively loaded, or you can attach installed packages.Plots: This tab will show the output of any plots generated.Files: You can also use this tab to navigate and set the working directory.The History tab contains a history of the R commands you’ve executed in R.įiles/Plots/Packages/Help: This multipurpose panel will show you the contents of directories on your computer You can also see some properties of objects/datasets such as their type and dimensions. enter R commands here), but for the most part we will run a script (or lines in a script) in the source pane and watch their execution and output here.Įnvironment/History: RStudio will show here you what datasets and objects (variables) you have created and which are defined in memory. This is the same display you would see if you were using R at the command line without RStudio. Some outputs (such as if you view a dataset using View()) will appear as a tab here.Ĭonsole/Terminal: This is actually where you see the execution of commands

Source: This panel is where you will write/view R scripts Here are the major windows (or panels) of the RStudio environment: Overview and customization of the RStudio layout By convention, R scripts end with the file extension. The new script genomics_r_basics.R should appear under Files in the bottom right panel. In the Save File window that opens, name your file genomics_r_basics

Click the galaxy-save icon ( Save current document) in the bar above the first line in the script editor

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